Book Description
An illustrated history of spices, where they originated, how they got from place to place and their uses around the world.
Author : Jan Ojvind Swahn
Publisher : Todtri Productions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,32 MB
Release : 2001-04
Category : Spices
ISBN : 9781577171812
An illustrated history of spices, where they originated, how they got from place to place and their uses around the world.
Author : Jack Turner
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 45,79 MB
Release : 2008-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0307491226
In this brilliant, engrossing work, Jack Turner explores an era—from ancient times through the Renaissance—when what we now consider common condiments were valued in gold and blood. Spices made sour medieval wines palatable, camouflaged the smell of corpses, and served as wedding night aphrodisiacs. Indispensible for cooking, medicine, worship, and the arts of love, they were thought to have magical properties and were so valuable that they were often kept under lock and key. For some, spices represented Paradise, for others, the road to perdition, but they were potent symbols of wealth and power, and the wish to possess them drove explorers to circumnavigate the globe—and even to savagery. Following spices across continents and through literature and mythology, Spice is a beguiling narrative about the surprisingly vast influence spices have had on human desire. Includes eight pages of color photographs. One of the Best Books of the Year: Discover Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle
Author : Jan Öjvind Swahn
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,26 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Cooking (Herbs)
ISBN : 9781856272711
Author : J. O. Swahn
Publisher : Gramercy
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 31,87 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Cooking (Herbs)
ISBN : 9780517051740
An illustrated history of spices presenting facts on botany, farming, commerce, and cuisine. Includes a description and history of forty leading spices.
Author : Fred Czarra
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 17,35 MB
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1861896824
The scent of oregano immediately conjures the comforts of Italian food, curry is synonymous with Indian flavor, and the fire of chili peppers ignites the cuisine of Latin America. Spices are often the overlooked essentials that define our greatest eating experiences. In this global history of spices, Fred Czarra tracks the path of these fundamental ingredients from the trade routes of the ancient world to the McCormick’s brand’s contemporary domination of the global spice market. Focusing on the five premier spices—black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and chili pepper—while also relating the story of many others along the way, Czarra describes how spices have been used in cooking throughout history and how their spread has influenced regional cuisines around the world. Chili peppers, for example, migrated west from the Americas with European sailors and spread rapidly in the Philippines and then to India and the rest of Asia, where the spice quickly became essential to local cuisines. The chili pepper also traveled west from India to Hungary, where it eventually became the national spice—paprika. Mixing a wide range of spice fact with fascinating spice fable—such as giant birds building nests of cinnamon—Czarra details how the spice trade opened up the first age of globalization, prompting a cross-cultural exchange of culinary technique and tradition. This savory spice history will enliven any dinner table conversation—and give that meal an unforgettable dash of something extra.
Author : Elizabeth S. Hayes
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,70 MB
Release : 2013-02-06
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 0486137821
More than 85 familiar and exotic plants are illustrated, examined for legendary lore, and current use. The book also includes 73 recipes, a spice chart, and tips for gardening, drying, freezing, and more.
Author : Aliza Green
Publisher :
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 26,77 MB
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 163159074X
Annotation Aliza Green provides a fully-illustrated guide to spices, creating 50 spice blends, and 50 recipes using flavor profiles from around the world.
Author : Andrew Dalby
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780520236745
"Dangerous Tastes offers a fresh perspective on these exotic substances and the roles they have played over the centuries. The author shows how each region became part of a worldwide network of trade - with local consequences ranging from disaster to triumph."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Gary Allen
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 25,96 MB
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1861899386
Salsa and guacamole wouldn’t be the same without cilantro, and you can’t make pizza without oregano or a mojito without mint. You can use peppermint to settle an upset stomach, ease arthritis pain with stinging nettle, and heal burns and wounds with aloe vera. And then there is cannabis—perhaps the most notorious and divisive herb of all. Despite the fact that herbs are often little more than weeds, cultures around the globe have found hundreds of uses for them, employing them in everything from ancient medicines to savory dishes. While much has been written on cooking and healing with herbs, little has been told about the history of the plants themselves and the incredible journeys they have made. This book elucidates how these often overlooked plants have become a staple in our lives. Unlike spices that quickly traversed the globe through trade, Gary Allen shows that herbs were often hoarded by their cultivators and were central to distinctive regional dishes. He draws on his extensive knowledge of food history to examine herbs in new ways, making Herbs essential reading for any serious foodie. Filled with beautiful illustrations and delicious recipes, this book will complete the kitchen library.
Author : S. Theresa Dietz
Publisher : Wellfleet
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 2024-02-06
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1577154126
The Complete Language of Herbs is a comprehensive and definitive dictionary/reference presenting the history, symbolic meaning, and visual depiction of over 500 herbs and spices from around the world in one volume—now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference.